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That's the beauty of burner accounts - you can be anyone you want to be. Ask Cut-the-line Kyle's family....
I don't know that story. It sounds like some tea; do spill.
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I don't know that story. It sounds like some tea; do spill.
They create burner accounts and go into forums and comments to fight back against any negative comments against Cut-the-Line Kyle.

I got into a huge fight with Kyle's "not mom" in this forum many moons ago when he acquired his R1T at pre-march pricing without a reservation and claimed he got no special favors as a YouTuber and I had the audacity to complain about it and call BS.

I'm sure he isn't the only YouTuber that does this. You have to protect your brand when it is your only way of putting food on the table.
 

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They create burner accounts and go into forums and comments to fight back against any negative comments against Cut-the-Line Kyle.

I got into a huge fight with Kyle's "not mom" in this forum many moons ago when he acquired his R1T at pre-march pricing without a reservation and claimed he got no special favors as a YouTuber and I had the audacity to complain about it and call BS.

I'm sure he isn't the only YouTuber that does this. You have to protect your brand when it is your only way of putting food on the table.
You'd think the best way of protecting your brand is to avoid getting special favors from auto manufacturers, like cutting the line and skipping all pre-order holders.
 

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They create burner accounts and go into forums and comments to fight back against any negative comments against Cut-the-Line Kyle.

I got into a huge fight with Kyle's "not mom" in this forum many moons ago when he acquired his R1T at pre-march pricing without a reservation and claimed he got no special favors as a YouTuber and I had the audacity to complain about it and call BS.

I'm sure he isn't the only YouTuber that does this. You have to protect your brand when it is your only way of putting food on the table.
For a split second I thought your post said “hot mom” and this thread became so much more interesting.
 
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Don’t hold your breath for that check in the mail ?

not that it’s any consolation but I had an issue where Tesla screwed up my registration and they owed me about the same amount of money. Took me 5 months to recover the funds.
Reviving an old thread and update - Rivian said on Jan 7th that the $200 refund was approved, and I would get my check within 8-12 weeks (fricking joke in and of itself)

Today is 13 weeks and I call in for an update and the clown tells me that the refund was finally approved on March 11th and It takes 8-12 weeks from that date.

What an absolute joke, too many other options out there to be treated like this. It is not about the $200, it is about the lies and BS they put you through after getting your money. A mom and pop restaurant can do a credit card refund or reversal in a matter of minute and Rivian needs 16-20 weeks.
 
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If you really need 200 dollars that bad you shouldn’t have bought a Rivian.
 

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This is one of those threads that didn’t need reviving.
But I missed it the first go-round and just had a beautiful morning drinking my coffee and reading the whole thing. Quite entertaining.
 

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Sorry to hear this update. Sounds like a 3rd party is processing the refunds….at the slowest pace humanly possible.
 

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Rivian has always been slow about processing refunds.

Rivian is an amazing mix of nimble and cumbersome. They've always treated me honestly, but it takes time.

"When [Rivian] is good, it is very very good -- and when it is bad, it is horrid."

Best to all!
 

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Rivian has always been slow about processing refunds.

Rivian is an amazing mix of nimble and cumbersome. They've always treated me honestly, but it takes time.

"When [Rivian] is good, it is very very good -- and when it is bad, it is horrid."

Best to all!
Never needed this with Rivian, but Tesla took 6 months to refund me (I returned the car within 6 days in 2020). 46k. Fortunately, they reversed the loan, with interest. But i paid the loan for 6 month's while waiting ...
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